Naruatsu Baba was born on 1978 in Japan. Baba is the founder and CEO of smartphone game maker Colopl.
He owns nearly 50% of the Tokyo-listed company.
Colopl has been betting on virtual reality gaming through a $50 million fund to invest in such games.
He founded the company in 2008 and has been developing games since 2003.
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Biography/Timeline
2003
Baba joined KLab in 2003 and briefly worked at GREE starting in 2007. However, even while working full-time at start-up companies, he had been developing mobile game applications and websites as a side Business since his university days.
2008
He founded Colopl in 2008 as a developer and owns 59% of the company. Colopl has five of the largest-grossing apps for Android smartphones, including Professional Baseball PRIDE, Treasure Trove Detective and Dino Dominion.
2014
According to Forbes, he had an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion as of December 2014.
